Indiana State Board of Education

NOTICE OF MEETINGS AND AGENDA

July 31, 2007
Department of Education
Room 225 Statehouse Indianapolis, Indiana
3 p.m. Regulatory Review Committee Meeting

August 1, 2007
Department of Education
James Whitcomb Riley Conference Room
151 West Ohio Street Indianapolis, Indiana
9 a.m. State Board of Education Executive Session [The purpose of the executive session is to discuss records classified as confidential by state or federal law - IC 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(7).]
9:20 a.m. (or conclusion of Executive Session, whichever is later) Business Meeting
1 p.m. (or adjournment of Board meeting, whichever is later) Strategic Planning Committee (meeting will continue on Thursday, August 2, 2007)

Agenda, August 1, 2007
 

I. Call to Order - Pledge of Allegiance.

II. Approval of Minutes - June 6, 2007

III. Statement of the Chair

IV. Board Member Comments and Reports from Board Member Representatives to Other Groups

V. Committee Reports

A. Strategic Planning. | Attachment 2 | Attachment 3
B. Regulatory Review.
C. Best Practices.

VI. Discussion

A. Assessment and Accountability.
B. Legislation.
C. Grants for School Consolidation Studies. | Attachment 2
D. Common School Fund Administration. | Attachment 2

VII. Consent Agenda (X, A; X, C; X, D; X, H; X, I; X, J; X, K)

VIII. Adjudications and Hearings

IX. Public Comments

X. Action

A. Adoption of final orders in administrative adjudications where no objections have been filed to the recommended order of the hearing officer.
B. Adoption of final order in Cause #0705013, the Matter of J.F. and Carmel Clay Schools Transfer Tuition Dispute Under IC 20-26-11-5 and 511 IAC 16-3. [Oral argument will be conducted in executive session.]
C. Approval of school corporation plans for use of PRIME TIME instructional assistants. | Attachment 2
D. Approval of additional adoption of textbooks. | Attachment 2
E. Request to sell and transfer all or a portion of Common School Fund advancement agreements to the Indiana Bond Bank
F. Approval of rule promulgation process to amend 511 IAC 6.1-5.1, approved high school courses. | Attachment 2 | Attachment 3
G. Approval of the biennial plan for secondary and adult career-technical education for Fiscal Year 2008 and Fiscal Year 2009. | Attachment 2
H. Consideration of Freeway School petition from Kingsway Christian School.
I. Approval of accreditation status of public school corporations.
J. Approval of procedure for adding satellite school locations to Freeway School contracts.
K. Approval of Common School Fund advancements for Charter Schools.

XI. Board Operations

A. NASBE Activities.
B. Future State Board of Education meetings.